Go Green Living http://gogreenlife.com Up to the Minute Green Living News at GoGreenLife.com Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:22:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 en Throwing an Eco-Friendly New Year's Bash http://gogreenlife.com/throwing-an-eco-friendly-new-year-s-bash/ http://gogreenlife.com/throwing-an-eco-friendly-new-year-s-bash/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:22:05 +0000 http://gogreenlife.com/throwing-an-eco-friendly-new-year-s-bash/ Filed under: Food, Home, Tips

Cheers to a green new year! Photo: George Marks, Getty Images

While you’re busy making New Year’s resolutions for 2010, don’t forget the one you made just before your guests started arriving at last year’s shindig: Throw a greener New Year’s party in 2009. Believe it…

]]> http://gogreenlife.com/throwing-an-eco-friendly-new-year-s-bash/feed/ Oh. Zoe. You. Di-in't. http://gogreenlife.com/oh-zoe-you-di-in-t/ http://gogreenlife.com/oh-zoe-you-di-in-t/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:35:16 +0000 http://gogreenlife.com/oh-zoe-you-di-in-t/ ZOE & ZACIt makes me so happy when big corporations invent a little effort to green-up. These shoes by Zoe and Zac, carried by shoe-giant Payless, are not only eco– they’re cheap. And cute. Made from green materials like hemp, organic cotton, recycled ruber, water-based glues, and jute, they ar…

]]> http://gogreenlife.com/oh-zoe-you-di-in-t/feed/ Origins Recycles Your Old Makeup Cases http://gogreenlife.com/origins-recycles-your-old-makeup-cases/ http://gogreenlife.com/origins-recycles-your-old-makeup-cases/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:04:24 +0000 http://gogreenlife.com/origins-recycles-your-old-makeup-cases/ Filed under: Fashion, Tips, Natural Body Care

Take your old makeup containers to Origins! Credit: Origins

Something I’ve been meaning to do for a while is clear out my makeup drawer. Magazines and beauty experts always tell you to replace your mascara frequently, and I have far too many odd-tast…

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]]> http://gogreenlife.com/get-high-on-the-highline/feed/ Feeling betrayed by SIGG http://gogreenlife.com/feeling-betrayed-by-sigg/ http://gogreenlife.com/feeling-betrayed-by-sigg/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:51:08 +0000 http://gogreenlife.com/feeling-betrayed-by-sigg/ Awhile back, I had written about my love affair with SIGG bottles, which I had asserted were the superior choice when selecting a water bottle. Why? considering they were BPA (Bisphenol A) free, foolish!
Well, I’m now disheartened to read that SIGG has admitted that their water-based epoxy …

]]> http://gogreenlife.com/feeling-betrayed-by-sigg/feed/ Dressed Up Cat? Dressed Up YOU http://gogreenlife.com/dressed-up-cat-dressed-up-you/ http://gogreenlife.com/dressed-up-cat-dressed-up-you/#comments Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:16:47 +0000 http://gogreenlife.com/dressed-up-cat-dressed-up-you/ DRESSED UP CATNow, I know that sounds like one of those sites where you get to look at pictures of people’s cats wearing fedoras or whatever, but it’s actually one woman’s collection of recycled and up-cycled vintage handbags. Some of them are pretty cute, like that one with the frogs.I’ve always ha…

]]> http://gogreenlife.com/dressed-up-cat-dressed-up-you/feed/ I'm So Wired http://gogreenlife.com/i-m-so-wired/ http://gogreenlife.com/i-m-so-wired/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:10:27 +0000 http://gogreenlife.com/i-m-so-wired/ WIRED RESISTANCEDesigner Melissa Kolbusz makes jewelry out of recycled, repurposed and surplus industrial materials. I’m particularly fond of these detachable bra straps made from surplus rubber washers– you can recycle your favorite strapless outfit into something new just by adding these straps!V…

]]> http://gogreenlife.com/i-m-so-wired/feed/ Get Your Nixx Fix http://gogreenlife.com/get-your-nixx-fix/ http://gogreenlife.com/get-your-nixx-fix/#comments Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:44:24 +0000 http://gogreenlife.com/get-your-nixx-fix/ NIXXIMade in Vancouver B.C., Nixxi’s line of organic and sustainable clothing is as elegant as it is under-stated. I always wanted to be that cool/calm/collected girl I’d see walking down the streets of New York, hanging out in art galleries, with the simple but tasteful pants on. I’m usually the on…

]]> http://gogreenlife.com/get-your-nixx-fix/feed/ Saturday Night Fevi http://gogreenlife.com/saturday-night-fevi/ http://gogreenlife.com/saturday-night-fevi/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:29:01 +0000 http://gogreenlife.com/saturday-night-fevi/ FEVI REYESWhen I was a little girl and saw Saturday Night Fever for the first date, I knew I was destined to be a dancer and tried to get my parents to send me to dance camp. But they sent me to regular camp instead, and now I’m a blogger. Anyway, Puerto Rican designer Fevi Reyes makes a great line …

]]> http://gogreenlife.com/saturday-night-fevi/feed/ 280-Megawatt Solar Boiler Uses Magnifying-Glass http://gogreenlife.com/280-megawatt-solar-boiler-uses-magnifying-glass/ http://gogreenlife.com/280-megawatt-solar-boiler-uses-magnifying-glass/#comments Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:30:01 +0000 http://gogreenlife.com/280-megawatt-solar-boiler-uses-magnifying-glass/ The solar potential plant Abengoa Solar will build in Gila Bend, Arizona, won’t rely on fancy photovoltaic panels. No, it uses pretty much the same trick your evil ass used on bugs and leaves way back when: focusing sunlight to create high heat. In that case, mirrors focus the sun’s rays into ta…

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